Saturday, July 26, 2008

Sunday Salon, July 27th...Tracking Daddy Down

Happy Sunday to all my friends!!! Some of you may have missed the review of Woman of a Thousand Secrets by Barbara Wood on an earlier post this week. It is due out in September and fans of historical fiction will enjoy this one. Check out the review for details.

I read a couple of new children's books this week. One is reviewed below which I have to tell you is hysterical. If you have kids, this will be released on September 16th. I believe this is her first book and I know judging from this book, we should be seeing more from her. This writer defines each character with perfection by giving them a natural voice that is believable. I love her writing style and wit. I hope this becomes a character series because the main character is too good to say goodbye to.


Tracking Daddy Down,
by Marybeth Kelsey is too outrageously entertaining.


I couldn’t get to
the end fast enough. I fell in love with all the characters, but most especially Billie Wisher. Billie is the daughter of a bank robber and she desperately wants to find him so that she can persuade him to give himself up. Her tenacity and loyalty are commendable, but not without serious consequences. Beneath the humor is a serious lesson that Billie learns when she finds her daddy, and discovers more than she was looking for. You can’t help but chuckle when this mighty master of the mouth speaks. She is the future captain of the debate team without a doubt. Billie made me think of Galadriel(Gilly), from The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson. Both have the same, comical, quick witted, sassy backtalk that you must love because it is so genuinely real. I know we will want to see more of Billie Wisher in future books.

This book would be suitable for a class read aloud in grades 3-6 and for independent readers ages 8-12. Teachers will find this ideally suited for literature circles or readers’ workshop.

5 comments:

The Bookworm said...

Tracking Saddy Down sounds very good! As does Woman of a Thousand Secrets. Enjoy your weeekend :)

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gautami tripathy said...

Both seem like good books!

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John (@bookdreamer) said...

Both look interesting

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J.C. Montgomery said...

Oh how this reminds me I need to get to reading again. For some reason I completely lost momentum and drive. But reading this, and looking through your blog reminds me how much I do love it, and hope I can find my passion again soon. My poor, poor book blog. I truly have been a brat.

Thanks for the comment over on my journal. And if you hadn't seen it, I said yes to your question.

Hope you don't mind if I continue lurking. Have a great rest of the weekend!

wisteria said...

JC...Lurk all you want...glad to hear you like it. Glad to hear we have similar tech issues. Have fun finding your passion.